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Letter to the Honorable, The Secretary of War, Washington, D.C from the Attorney General

Letter to the Honorable, The Secretary of War, Washington, D.C from the Attorney General

May 13, 1941
56067/440
The Honorable
The Secretary of War Washington, D. 0�
My dear Mr. Secretary*
tinder date of April 9, 1941, 711 e Mo. WD 383.6 (4141) Fort Mleeoula, Montana, vae mad� available for fire years to the Immigration and Naturalisation Serrlco on � �����&�� 11� oenee for the detention of alien seacen.
Znoldoat to effecting the tranefer of Fort Missoula, the Immigration and naturalisation Service requested that all equip* meat and utility supplies aeooeeary to the proper operation of the caap aleo he transferred and instructions to this effect were issued to the Commanding General of the 9th Corps Area. Zt was impracticable at that time to list epeolfleally all of the itezne of equipment coneldered essential to the uninterrupted and proper operation and aalntonenee of the station and no specifio request was aad� for the hospital equipment although obviously that equipment is needed.
One hundred and twenty-seven (137) alien detainees hare already hoen transferred to Fort Mleeoula and it is expected that this number will reaoh one thousand (1000) within a few weeks.
Detainees will require the uee of the existing hospital facilities at Fort Missoula including all of the hospital equipment and surgical instruments now on hand there. Since at the present time such equipment cannot be pur aliased on short notioe la the open market. It will be greatly appreciated if you will authorize tranefer of the equipment and supplies at the Fort Mleeoula hospital to the Ianigratloa and Naturalisation Service, or if that can* not be done, that they at least be permitted to remain there until such time as replacements can be furnished by this Department.
Sincerely.
Attorney General

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May 13, 1941
56067/440
The Honorable
The Secretary of War Washington, D. 0�
My dear Mr. Secretary*
tinder date of April 9, 1941, 711 e Mo. WD 383.6 (4141) Fort Mleeoula, Montana, vae mad� available for fire years to the Immigration and Naturalisation Serrlco on � �����&�� 11� oenee for the detention of alien seacen.
Znoldoat to effecting the tranefer of Fort Missoula, the Immigration and naturalisation Service requested that all equip* meat and utility supplies aeooeeary to the proper operation of the caap aleo he transferred and instructions to this effect were issued to the Commanding General of the 9th Corps Area. Zt was impracticable at that time to list epeolfleally all of the itezne of equipment coneldered essential to the uninterrupted and proper operation and aalntonenee of the station and no specifio request was aad� for the hospital equipment although obviously that equipment is needed.
One hundred and twenty-seven (137) alien detainees hare already hoen transferred to Fort Mleeoula and it is expected that this number will reaoh one thousand (1000) within a few weeks.
Detainees will require the uee of the existing hospital facilities at Fort Missoula including all of the hospital equipment and surgical instruments now on hand there. Since at the present time such equipment cannot be pur aliased on short notioe la the open market. It will be greatly appreciated if you will authorize tranefer of the equipment and supplies at the Fort Mleeoula hospital to the Ianigratloa and Naturalisation Service, or if that can* not be done, that they at least be permitted to remain there until such time as replacements can be furnished by this Department.
Sincerely.
Attorney General